Organization Breakdown framework (OBS) can be defined as a framework or hierarchical representation of different roles within an organization, their responsibilities, and accountability. OBS can be implemented as a tool to manage the authorized work defined within the scope statement of the project. Several entities serve different purposes in building projects and therefore having an […]
Planning, scheduling is an crucial part of the building administration. Planning and scheduling of building activities helps engineers to complete the project in time and within the budget. The term ‘construction’ does not only denotes physical activities involving men, substances and machinery but also covers the entire gamut of activities from conception to realization of
Planning is the first step of construction undertaking management philosophy of planning, organizing and controlling the execution of the undertakings. Construction undertaking planning and undertaking scheduling is two separate and distinct function of the undertaking management. Here, we will learn about the planning phase of undertaking management. Then this master plan is put into time
Planned preventive maintenance (PPM) is a type of preventive or preventative maintenance (PM) that is a systematic approach for maintaining the building operations or extending the building life before any disruption or breakdown. Preventive maintenance can be either planned or unscheduled. However, when it comes to building maintenance, planned preventive maintenance is the most effective
The construction industry, too, won’t be aloof from the impact. The corona-driven pause is going to bring a difference in the way the industries function. What we are going to witness now is a paradigm shift. building sites sure will reopen, but the building will not look the same as before the pandemic. A plethora
construction construction with plastic bottles are low-cost and eco-friendly. construction of plastic bottle walls, roofs and their benefits in buildings is discussed. The packaging and plastic bottles are unlimited today. They comprise a large portion of the waste to form greenhouse gasses all around the world. The reuse of plastic bottles is a more effective
A contract or tender document in building industry is an agreement between two parties which they intend to be legally binding with respect to the obligations of each party to the other and their liabilities. The contract thus binds the contractor to construct the works as defined, and the employer to pay for them in
The preparations of detailed construction estimate consist of working out quantities of various items of work and then determine the cost of each item. This is prepared in two stages. The complete work is divided into various items of work such as earthwork concreting, brickwork, reinforced concrete, plastering etc. The details of measurements are taken
1. Testing standard of construction materials: The samples of bricks, coarse aggregate and sand etc., brought at site must be checked for their quality before procuring the same. 2. Site verification with reference to drawings: With reference to the layout plan of the proposed buildings and services, we must verify their feasibility by actually marking
POWER SHOVEL – BASIC PARTS & ITS OPERATION Power shovel is construction machinery whose value is to excavate the earth and load it into the trucks or other hauling machinery waiting nearby. They are capable of excavating all classes of earth, except the solid rock without prior loosening. The basic parts of a power shovel
